Posted by Orin Kerr:
Big Law Brain Drain:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2006_12_31-2007_01_06.shtml#1167764030
The [1]New York Post reports that a "Brain Drain" is hitting major law
firms:
The city's largest, most prestigious law firms are suffering from
serious brain drain.
Young, Gen-X lawyers in their third to fifth year in the business
are walking away from their $200,000-a-year positions in record
numbers - at times without another job in view.
The reason? They are unhappy with their Blackberry lifestyle -
being tethered to the job 24/7 and having to rush back to the
office at a moment's notice when e-mail orders pop up on the
ubiquitous PDA.
The exodus of law firm associates is unprecedented, according to
the National Association of Law Placement, or NALP, which found
that 37 percent of associates leave large firms within the first
three years.
Maybe they all can become federal judges.
Hat tip: [2]Above The Law.
References
1.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12312006/business/lawyers__fun__money_business_saira_rao.htm?page=1
2. http://www.abovethelaw.com/
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